The Seanad Divided:

For the motion: 25 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Terry Brennan, Colm Burke, Paul Coghlan, Michael Comiskey, Martin Conway, Maurice Cummins, Jim D'Arcy, Michael D'Arcy, John Gilroy, Jimmy Harte, Aideen Hayden, Fidelma Healy Eames, James Heffernan, Lorraine Higgins, Caít Keane, John Kelly, Denis Landy, Michael Mullins, Mary Ann O'Brien, Susan O'Keeffe, Pat O'Neill, Tom Shehan, John Whelan)

Against the motion: 19 (Sean Barrett, Thomas Byrne, John Crown, Mark Daly, Terry Leyden, Marc MacSharry, Paschal Mooney, Rónán Mullen, David Norris, Darragh O'Brien, Denis O'Donovan, Ned O'Sullivan, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Averil Power, Feargal Quinn, Kathryn Reilly, Jim Walsh, Diarmuid Wilson)

Tellers: Tá, Senators Paul Coghlan and Susan O'Keeffe; Níl, Senators David Norris and Diarmuid Wilson.

Question declared carried.